The nobleman and other romances
By: Isabelle de Charrière ; translated with an Introduction and notes by Caroline Warman
Contributors: Warman, Caroline
Series: Penguin classics
Publisher: Penguin Books; Penguin Classics
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780143106609
Subjects: FICTION / Classics; FICTION / Short Stories (single author)
Work titles: Selections
Description: " The only available English translation of writings by an Enlightenment-era Dutch aristocrat, writer, composer-and woman.  Born Dutch, noble, and free-spirited, Isabelle de Charrière (also known as Belle de Zuylen) was an enlightened woman whose writings-not unlike Jane Austen's-tackled the intricacies of high society, particularly in matters of love. Published when she was only twenty- two, "The Nobleman" is a Persuasion-like tale whose heroine challenges her stodgy father in order to marry a man of unassuming ancestry. But Charrière did not confine herself to simple marriage plots and country courtships. Another story, "Eagonlette and Suggestina," is a thinly veiled critique of Marie Antoinette, cleverly disguised as a fairy tale. The nobleman and other romances will delight fans of Jane Austen and Enlightenment-era French literature. "--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.